A family friend of the chief pilot of the ill-fated Air India plane that crashed on June 12 has opened up about how he acted and his dealings with people.

Air India will resume some international flights in August following the fatal crash of flight AI171 in Ahmedabad last month.On Tuesday (15 July), the airline announced the “partial restoration” of schedules that were reduced during a “safety pause”.

The family of a newlywed wife, Khushbu Rajpurohit, confirmed they received compensation weeks after the Air India crash that killed 241 peopleThe newlywed was flying to join her husband in the UK when the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner exploded shortly after takeoff in AhmedabadHer uncle shared the plans the family had for the compensation money they got,

Indian aviation expert dismissed claims made in the Wall Street Journal report on the Air India Al171 crash regarding the chances of the flight commander switching off the fuel controls while the official preliminary report by the Indian aircraft accident body only contains a short pilot denial and lacks the full cockpit voice recorder transcript.